Oppenheimer: Tesla Is An “Existential Threat” To Automakers

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:23:56 +0000

Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch this week told CNBC that Tesla has proven to be an existential threat for automakers. He said this while explaining his price hike for Tesla [TSLA] on CNBC’s Power Lunch. He points out that “first ground to first car” was less than a year while talking about Tesla’s new Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai

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Breaking! Elon Announces Intent To Open New Tesla Design Center In China To Design A New Vehicle For Worldwide Consumption

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:33:26 +0000

After seeing Elon dance, I suddenly don’t feel so bad about my dance moves, which have been compared to those of Elaine from the “Seinfeld.” The announcer was impressed with Elon’s dance, though

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Tesla Centers Are Taking Over China

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 05:05:17 +0000

Tesla Centers seem to be taking over China, or will be soon enough. Tesla is unstoppable in China and is converting some of its 48 showrooms into “one-stop shops” that will be known as “Tesla Centers.” These Tesla Centers will serve as warehouses for deliveries, support locations for maintenance, as well as service centers and charging stations

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Tesla Secures Manufacturing License For Gigafactory 3 — Let’s Roll!

Credit to Author: Tim Dixon| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:00:34 +0000

Tesla has been able to get its manufacturing license for Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, China. With Tesla already demonstrating Chinese produced Model 3s to the Chinese press, this step is seen as the last official hurdle before Tesla officially begins production and starts the process of ramping up consumer cars “Made in China.”

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Volkswagen Announces Pre-Production At Chinese Electric Vehicle factory

Credit to Author: Tim Dixon| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 21:30:21 +0000

Volkswagen has announced that it has started pre-production of the Volkswagen ID at its first purely EV-focused factory in China

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J.B. Straubel Meets With Tesla Owners In China

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:10:07 +0000

In July, CNBC reported that J.B. Straubel was leaving the executive ranks of Tesla, and many seemed to think that meant he quit Tesla completely. The truth is, though, he is still at Tesla and recently met with the Tesla Owners Club of China

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China × Cleantech — September 2019

Credit to Author: Tim Dixon| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 03:43:31 +0000

Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our September 2019 edition. For our full China × Cleantech history, stroll over to the “Future Trends” section of our website

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Tesla Shanghai: Built In 10 Months & Ahead Of Schedule

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:00:47 +0000

The Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory was built in a total of 10 months, despite the “impossibility” of such that many critics, skeptics, and short sellers have claimed. In a report released by Tesla just before the start of the Q3 earnings call, we quickly learned a few things that shake up our view of “Elon time.”

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Tesla Job Fair In China Shows Its Success Worldwide

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 03:43:36 +0000

Tesla’s recent job fair in China is just a reflection of how popular and successful Tesla is worldwide, and how much it is helping both the U.S. and Chinese economies as hiring continues to soar. With booming business, Tesla is on yet another hiring spree

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Tesla Ends Base Model 3 Shipments Into China As Gigafactory 3 Production Comes Online

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 23:53:08 +0000

Tesla will cut off orders of the Model 3 Standard Range after October 13th in anticipation of the start of production at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, Chinese. The news comes from Tesla China’s official social media account and is sure to cause commotion in an already excited market for the American automaker

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